This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 12, 2026 (1 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
D _ _ _
First and last letters
D _ _ P
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DROP as a word: (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a sourc...; (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
DROP has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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